Where are those two?" T.J said as he and Andrea searched for Manny and Frida.
"Don't know but we better find them before Mr. Suarez gets suspicious." Andrea said.
They searched the woods for three hours finding no trace of them. That is until T.J caught the scent of smoke.
"I found them."
They found Manny and Frida asleep next to each other with their arms and legs intertwined with each other.
"Aww they look so cute." T.J teased.
"Ahem!" Andrea coughed.
"Mmmm...Five more minutes Mom." Manny moaned in his sleep.
He opened his eyes as did Frida.
"What are you two looking at?" Frida asked.
Then she and Manny looked at their position and backed away from each other while blushing.
"Andrea I do believe we caught them at a bad time." T.J teased.
"Shut up! It's not what you think!" Manny said.
"What are you two doing here?" Frida asked.
"Your dad is worried about you." Andrea said.
"Okay then I guess that means I better head back." She said.
They got up and packed up their things from last night and started to head back into town. During the walk however Manny had the strangest feeling they were being watched.
"Is something wrong Manny?" Frida asked.
"I think someone's following us." Manny said.
"Here take this." She held up a wooden cross.
"It's a holy charm. I made it from one of my arrows, my grandma says it'll keep away demons."
"Thanks but I don't need a stupid charm."
"Rude." She muttered.
"I'll take it but it won't do any good."
He took it and dropped it in his shirt. As they continued on Manny caught the scent of fire and wolf. Suddenly a pack of wolves, jackals, and coyotes came racing toward them. The group took off running but the wild canines were a lot faster than them. Soon they had the group cornered.
Suddenly a flame came bursting from the ground. A handsome 16 year old man with pale skin, white hair, and red eyes dressed in red and black rose from the flames.
"Django?" Manny said.
"You know this guy?" T.J said.
"He's a wolf demon, an undead wolf demon, and a great big jerk. He bullied me all the time when we were kids. He finally stopped after I beat him in a fight for trying to attack one of the nuns."
"That wasn't a fair fight!" Django shouted but then calmed down. "That aside Manny, how are you? It's been too long."
"Not long enough apparently." Manny said. "What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to catch up and maybe have another duel."
"What? No way. I've got a lot better than things to do."
"Really? Like hang out with these pathetic humans?"
"Hey!" The three humans cried,
"Although that one with blue hair is quite fetching." He approached Frida and flashed her his best smile. "Hi I'm Django, you single?"
"Hey buddy stay away from her or I'll tear your carcass open!"
"What's the matter mutt? Was she your woman first?"
"For the record I am no one's woman." Frida protested.
"We'll get back to that later babe in the meantime, how about a little wager Manny? If you win you get some of my family's treasure."
"Not interested."
"Then I guess a different approach is needed."
In one swift move he grabbed Frida and threw her over his shoulder. Manny tried to stop him but the pack blocked his way.
"Hey!" Frida cried.
"Put her down!" Manny demanded.
"Meet me at the grave yard at dusk or you'll never see her again! And don't be late because if I get too bored I might have to have a little fun with her."
"You bastard! If you touch her I'll kill you!"
"We'll see."
With that said he vanished in fire with the pack retreating.
"Frida! Damn him!" Manny shouted. "He better not hurt her!"
Manny rushed toward the grave yard with great speed, he ran so fast that T.J and Andrea had difficulty trying to keep up with him. Meanwhile Frida was struggling to get loose but Django had a strong grip on her.
"Let go of me!" She demanded. "Okay now I really have a wedgie. Listen you if you don't put me down right now I may just have to yank out all your teeth!"
"Now that's not very lady like."
When they got to the grave yard he kept her in a circle that used a field to keep her trapped. She watched as the wolves, jackals, and coyotes changed into pale, rotting men who looked like either skeletons or zombies.
"So what are we gonna do with her?" One of them asked.
"Let's eat her brain!" Another suggested.
"That's disgusting Che! You know we've evolved passed that!" Django said.
"She looks soft." Another said. "Can we touch her?"
"Nobody touches her until Manny gets here and if anyone does I'll rip off their head!" Django said. "Now go keep an eye out for him!"
"Yes sir!" They replied as they changed back into wild undead canines and went to do as they were told.
"Um...what exactly are you going to do to me?" Frida asked.
"Relax Frida I'm just using you as leverage for Manny." He said. "So do you wanna see a movie after this?"
"You're really going to ask me that after kidnapping me?"
"Okay you got a point, well waiting for Rivera may take awhile so care to play poker?"
"Sure."
So they played cards for the next few hours. Frida was pretty much an expert on card games so she beat him ten times.
"Ha! I win again!"
"No fair! Are you cheating?"
"No I'm just lucky."
"So are you and Manny together?"
"No he just lives with me."
"Lives with you?"
"Not like that and besides I think he still had the hots for his ex girlfriend."
"Zoe?"
"You know her?"
"She stops by the demon bar once a month to attack drunkards."
"Scary but funny."
"I know."
"So what do you have against Manny?"
"It's because of him I lost my honor and there are only two ways I can regain it. One I kill him in a battle."
"Kill him! You can't!"
"He beat me in a fight years ago and I lost my honor! My father disowned me and my people consider me a laughing stock! So I have to kill him to get it back!"
"Don't you dare hurt him! You'll be sorry if I you do! I mean it Django, if you hurt him I'll never forgive you!"
"Hmmm...are you sure you two aren't together?"
"Hey dog breath!" Manny called. "Give me back Frida! Now!"
"Of course, after you beat me. Now let's fight mutt."
Django transformed into a flaming fire wolf and charged toward Manny. Manny transformed and jumped out of the way causing him to hit his head in a tree. He angrily lunged for the boy and bit him, Manny scratched him right across his face. Frida was trying to break the barrier so she could help Manny but every time she tried she shocked herself.
Django pinned Manny down and bared his black fangs ready to tear out his chest. But when he bit down he didn't bite flesh, he bit something else. Something that made him hiss in pain. He had bitten the cross in Manny's shirt and anything holy or of Christ was the greatest weapon against demons.
The demon wolf rolled around the ground feeling a burning sensation form the little wooden cross. While he was distracted, Manny punched him in the jaw and flung him into a tree. He took his regular form and glared at him with eyes of vengeance.
"Once again!" He hissed. "You cost me my honor! Because of you I may never be able to be considered as a ruler in my father's eyes! You'll pay for this Manny! I swear it and as for you Frida!"
"Yes?"
"Manny doesn't deserve you."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Manny asked.
"After how you treated Zoe, I don't think you should be with any woman especially not that little beauty." He said pointing toward Frida. "She's better off with me."
"Why you-"
"Don't get too attached to him Frida because one day I'm gonna kill him and once he's gone you'll be mine for the taking."
"Alright! That's it!" Manny grabbed Django's throats and began strangling him. "I'll tear you apart with my claws and leave you for the vultures! Frida isn't going anywhere with you! She's not your property! She's a human being! Got that?!"
"Will you two knock it off?" Frida asked.
Django broke away from at great speed then smiled at Frida.
"Call me if things don't work out with you and Manny."
Then he disappeared in fire, the barrier that held Frida faded.
"Are you okay?" Manny asked her. "Did he hurt you?"
"No he just asked me out."
"He what?!"
"Relax I rejected him but I kind of feel sorry for him."
"Are you crazy?"
"Well he was disowned."
"He kidnapped you and tried to kill me!"
"I know! And he's a jerk for that! But he was nice to me."
"Hold up, do you like this guy?"
"No but he is kind of cute."
"You're insane."
"Okay you are in no position to lecture me about crushes considering your ex girlfriend tried to kill both us!"
"So you do like him?" He asked him getting nervous.
T.J and Andrea finally caught up with them.
"Okay what did we miss?" T.J asked.
"For your information I don't like him that way!" Frida cried. "And what if I do? It's not like you care, do you?"
"Of course not! You could marry him for all I care!"
"So why are you so mad at me?!"
"Are those two fighting again?" Andrea asked.
"Yep." T.J said.
"What is it this time?"
"Django likes Frida and Manny is being a jerk about it."
"I'm going home!" Frida shouted.
She turned to her heels and walked back to her house.
"What could she possibly see in him? He's not even good looking." Manny complained.
"Manny I'm pretty sure she doesn't like him that way." Andrea said.
"If I didn't know any better Manny I'd say you were jealous." T.J said.
"Me? Jealous? Of him? You must be joking! Why would I be jealous of him?!"
"Because he likes Frida and she pities him."
"So? I don't care! What, you think I like her? Please! Don't make me sick!"
"Well why else would you be this angry?" Andrea asked.
"Because he's my enemy! And I am not jealous! I have decided never to date again so I have absolutely no reason to be jealous! If she likes him fine by me! I just hope she understands that he tried to kill me!"
"Like when Zoe tried to kill her?"
"Well...uh...that's different."
"No it's not." Andrea said. "You are very sympathetic toward Zoe and may still have feelings for her even though she's a murderess wretch and Frida has sympathy for Django despite the fact he's an insane psycho path."
"Point is dude you're both attracted to crazy people but I sort of don't blame you for Zoe." T.J said. "I mean have you seen her legs."
SMACK!
"Ow!"
"You're not helping!" Andrea hissed.
"My relationship with Zoe is completely different from Django's little crush on Frida." Manny said.
"How is it different?" T.J said.
"There is no difference he's just jealous." Andrea said.
"I am not! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to hunt a wild boar because I'm hungry." Manny marched off into the woods.
"Typical men." Andrea said. "It's okay for them to fool around with other women but if one woman attracts the attention of another man they think it's wrong."
"Not me."
"Yeah right. So how long do you think it'll be before they make up?"
"Only God knows."
"Though I'm curious, Frida said Django's family disowned him. Why is that?"
"I read about him once, Django is the son of Zhar the great coyote demon and grandson of Sartana the Jackal demon leader of their clan. He's destined to one day rule but losing to a half spirit must've made him look weak to his father and he disowned until he kills Manny. Demons are very proud creatures, they considered themselves above everyone even God."
"As sad as that is I still think he's nuts."
"Me too."